Washing-machine



lar in form, and supported upon legs (a).

HORACE BOIES, OF VHITES CORNERS, NE'W YORK.

WASHING-LTACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent No.. 32,615, dated June 25, 1861.

To all whom 'it may concern.'

Be it known that I, HORACE Bolas, of Whites Corners, Erie county, andState of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inWashing and Vlringing Machines; and I do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, and the letters of referencemarked thereon, in which- Figure I is a partial longitudinal section ofmy improvements. Fig. II is a plan of the saine and Fig. III is apartial section (transverse) of the arrangement for giving the requiredpressure upon the rollers.

Letters of like name and kind refer to like parts in each of thefigures.

A represents awash tub or box rectanguw B is a bulkhead which separatesthe box A. into two unequal compartments the larger to receive theclothes and rubbing apparatus the smaller to receive and support theiarrangement of levers and gearing for giving motion to the same.

vC and D are two series of rollers hung or supported in the rectangularframes E and F and constituting the rubbing apparatus the clothes to bewashed being placed between them.

G is a lever working` upon the fulcrum bolt g its arms being of equallength.

H is a connecting rod connecting the upper end of the lever Gr with theupper roller frame E. I is a connecting rod of equal length connectingthe lower end of the lever G with the lower roller frame F. Theseconnecting rods work through slots or openings in the bulkhead B andthrough them the lever G gives a horizontal reciprocating motion to theroller frames E and F, the lever being operated by the winch handle (J)spur wheel (K) pinion (L) (upon crank shaft M) and short connecting rod(N) connecting' the upper end of the lever G with the crank pin (O).

I), P, are friction rollers connected to the lower frame F and rolling'upon the bottom of the tub.

Q, Q, are two perpendicular bars connected to the outside of the sidepieces of the tub A by the screws or bolts g which pass through slots(r) (see Fig. III) in the bars and allow them a vertical movement. Thebars are connected together at their lower ends by the cross bar It.

S, S, are two spring arms connected at one end to the upper ends of thebars Q Q and having in their lower ends the small wheels or sheaves s s.

T is a lever connected to the cross bar It and having its fulcrum uponone of the legs a as represented at (25) and by means of which adescending movement is given to the bars Q Q and spring arms S, S. Thesespring arms slide down in the incline grooves (u) (in the side pieces ofthe tub) which gradually lessen in depth so as to throw the ends of thearms inward and cause the sheaves in their ends to press down upon theside rails of the upper frame E as represented in Fig. III.

V is a coiled spring which will cause the bars and spring arms to assumetheir first position as soon as the pressure upon the lever T is removedand the spring of the arms S, S, will cause them with the sheaves s s towithdraw into the grooves. This is necessary in order to allow the upperframe to be thrown over as represented by the dotted red lines Fig. I toallow the clothes to be properly laid upon the under frame.

Operation: The upper frame and rollers are first raised into theposition shown by the dotted red lines Fig. I. The clothes to be washedare then properly spread upon the lower rollers, the proper quantity ofwater placed in the tub and the upper rollers lowered into theirhorizontal position upon the clothes. The operator by turning the winchhandle J will through the means before described give an alternatereciproeating motion to the upper and lower frames, and rollers C, D,and by pressing down with his foot upon the end of the lever T willbring the sheaves in the ends of the arms S, S, down upon the side railsof the upper frame E as before described and so cause the upper rollersC to roll with any required amount of pressure upon the clothes. As theupper and lower frames and rollers move in opposite directions and inhorizontal planes at the same time, it is evident that the clothes willnot roll or wad up but will lie evenly spread upon the rollers and thatthe action of the rollers upon the clothes must clean them effectuallyand in the shortest possible time.

The device for wringing or more properly, drying' the clothes consistsof two rollers V and V. The lower roller V is made of wood and revolvesin stationary bearings in the metal standards lV bolted to the sidepieces of the tub. The upper roller V has journal bearings in themovable boxes (V2). It has a wood or metal shaft for a center upon whichare wound layers of cotton or cloth the whole being covered, with guttapercha, (w) are flat springs held at their ends by the arms (cu2).

as, m, are pressure screws their lower ends working in internal screwscut in the projections (fc3) of the journal boxes (o2). Their upper endspass through the center of the springs with a shoulder beneath and asquare head above by which to turn the screw.

Motion is given to the rollers by means I claim:

l. A series of rollers C, D, supported in two rectangular frames E, F,which rollers and frames constitute two movable rubbers, the one beingsupported upon the other, in combination with mechanism for transmittingto said rubbers, alternate and simultaneous movements in oppositedirections, and in parallel planes for the purposes and substantially asdescribed.

2. The arrangement of the bars Q (including slots 11) and spring arms S,'(including sheaves s) with incline slot a, spring V, and lever T, sothat the downward movement of the lever T, will bring the spring' armsinto such position as to cause the sheaves to bear with a due amount ofpressure, upon the rubber frame E' while the rubbers are in motion, andso that said spring arms will withdraw automatically from such positionwhen the pressure is removed, andV allowrthe rubber to be turned up intoa vertical position for the purposes, substantially as described.

HORACE BOIES.

Witnesses:

A. M. VHEELER, W. H. FoRBUsH.

